Tunnel & Underground Construction

200 Feet Below. Zero Excuses.
Total Visibility.

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The Challenge

01

Zero cell service underground

There is no signal 200 feet below grade. Any reporting tool that requires connectivity is useless in a tunnel heading.

02

Confined space safety is non-negotiable

Ventilation readings, gas monitoring, rescue plans — underground safety documentation has zero margin for error.

03

Shift handovers lose critical details

Three shifts a day, 24/7 operations. What the night shift discovered affects what the day shift encounters. Information must transfer perfectly.

04

Ground conditions change by the meter

Rock quality, water ingress, face stability — conditions can change dramatically in a single advance. Documentation must keep up.

The POD Advantage

Voice Reports Underground

Works at any depth

Crews record observations at the face. Reports queue offline and sync automatically when they reach the portal.

Confined Space Safety Tracking

Zero-gap safety

Ventilation readings, atmospheric monitoring, and permit-to-enter logs captured digitally. Nothing gets lost in the mud.

Shift Handover Reports

Seamless transitions

Outgoing shift creates a digital handover. Incoming shift sees exactly what happened, what to watch for, and where to start.

Advance Rate Dashboard

Real-time progress

Track tunnel advance by shift, by heading, by ground class. See production rates and predict breakthrough dates.

Underground-Specific Features

“Underground, you cannot afford to lose a single safety observation. Paper gets wet, muddy, and lost. POD captures everything before the crew even surfaces.”

— Tunnel Safety Manager, Metro Transit Extension

Live Demo

Industry-Specific KPIs That Update Themselves

POD tracks hundreds of KPIs from a 5-minute voice report. Here are just 2 of them.

Safety Dashboard

Safety Performance

0Strong
0Days Safe
Goal: 200 days0%
Day 0 / 3650%
0 reset since start
Hours Worked0K
Recordables0
Near Misses
0reported
First Aid0
TRIR
Good
0.00per 200K hrs
Best-in-classAvg: 3.1
DART
Good
0.00per 200K hrs
Best-in-classAvg: 1.5
PODDual EVM Gauge

Earned Value Performance

Cost Performance
0.71.3
0.70
Performance
Critical
0.49CPI × SPI
Schedule Performance
0.71.3
0.70
Performance
Critical

Both cost and schedule under pressure

CPI
0.70
SPI
0.70
Cost Var-30.0%
Sched Var-30.0%
Composite0.490
EAC Factor1.429
BudgetOver Budget
ScheduleBehind
HealthAction Needed

These update in real time from a 5-minute voice report. No spreadsheets. No data entry.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Last updated: February 2026